Re: OT Re: DVD Recording/playback

Wild_Bill wrote:
I did quite a bit of searching for reliable info on media quality/reliability and retention, after reading about poor quality archiving/backup media here in RCM (so there are probably others that have or will have these questions eventually).

Nearly all of the info I found stated a few common practices:

- use a disk identifier feature of the burner software (or separate software) to see the actual maker and characteristics of the media, and check lists that are available to see if the disks are worthwhile for archiving valuable data.

- always record at about half of the speed rating of the media, if the disks are rated 12X, then select 6X in the burning software (think sears horsepower numbers).

- many sources indicated that Taiyo Yuden is the best brand of disk, made in Japan, and that the best place to buy them in the U.S.A. (to avoid counterfeit disks) is SuperMediaStore.com

A couple of sites for info (or search DVD quality retention or similar terms)

http://www.digitalfaq.com/media/dvdmedia.htm

http://adterrasperaspera.com/blog/2006/10/30/how-to-choose-cddvd-archival-media


As far as the video signal dropout situations, it's probably best to use an electronic signal enhancer device between the source and recorder. One of my cheap consumer DVD recorder/player decks will display an error, something like "low video signal level" when copying from video tape and even from another DVD source.
Signal enhancers are intended to keep the input signal above a specific minimum level.

WB

Maybe that accounts for my sucess?

I forgot to mention the GoDVD box between player and recorder.
(sheepish grin)

I couldn't understand why people were having such problems.
Forgot about that little detail until you mentioned it.

Richard
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